Renew / Register Manufactured Home

Manufactured homes are governed according to the Code of Alabama 1975, Title 40 Chapter 12, Section 255. Manufactured homes must be registered within 30 days of purchase. Failure to comply with the State law could result in the issuance of a penalty of $10 as well as citation fee of $15. Homeowners who fail to obtain and/or correctly display a manufactured home decal, if found guilty in court, can be fined up to $500.00, and/or sentenced up to six (6) months in the county jail under Section 40-12-255.

Manufactured Homes must be registered or assessed in the Revenue Commissioner’s office. The registration decal is a rectangle with the outline of the state of Alabama; the assessed decal will be square with Ad Valorem Taxes printed on the decal.

A renewal notice is mailed for each manufactured home that is currently registered in DeKalb County.

The notices are mailed the first few days of each renewal month. Although these notices are mailed, it is still the responsibility of the manufactured home owner to make sure the home is registered and fees are paid on time.

Before mailing, the owner of the record will need to sign the notice and fill in their driver’s license number and expiration date.

Late renewals cannot be handled by mail. The owner will need to come into the office to handle late registrations.

In person (Fort Payne or Rainsville)

Please bring your renewal notice or a copy of the last registration with you.

Assess If:

You will assess the home if the land and home are in the exact same names. If the home and land were purchased as a package, there will be no sales tax collected; however, if a title fee is due, this must be collected.

If the land and home names are exact and the person lives in it, you assess on the property (homestead can be claimed).

If the land and home are exact and a family person lives in the home, you will register it at a higher tax rate. (See Register If)

Manufactured homes that are assessed must be paid October 1 – December 31 of each year and will be issued a decal upon payment of property tax.

Register If:

You will register the home if only the home is owned and not the land. Also, if the home is rented, it must be registered. You must also pay the appropriate sales tax as well as a title fee if purchased from an individual or an out-of-state dealer and home is a 1990 or newer.

Manufactured homes that are registered must be renewed October 1 – November 30.

To qualify for an exemption on your manufactured home, you must be the owner and reside in the manufactured home to be exempt. If this is the first time you are filing for exemption from the Registration Fee on your manufactured home, you must provide the following based on the classification of your exemption:

Owner-occupied (or joint owner) 65 years of age or older-you must provide one of the following:

Birth certificate

Driver license
**Please note you will be exempt from the registration fee, but not the $5.00 issuance fee.

Owner-occupied Totally Disabled (100%)-you must provide one of the following:

Letter from two physicians OR

Letter from the Veterans Administration OR

Letter from the Social Security Administration
**Please note you will be exempt from the registration fee, but not the $5.00 issuance fee.

Exemptions are only accepted during the months of October and November, within 30 days of purchase, or within 30 days of MH entering the state. After these times, the customer must pay the regular fees until next the following renewal months. NOTE: Exemption from payment of registration fees does not necessarily exempt registrant from payment of any delinquent fees, citation fees or penalties.